Abraham Maslow
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Abraham Harold Maslow (/ˈmæzloʊ/; April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.[1] Maslow was a psychology professor at Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research, and Columbia University. He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, as opposed to treating them as a "bag of symptoms".[2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Maslow as the tenth most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]
Abraham Maslow | |
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Born | Abraham Harold Maslow April 1, 1908 (1908-04) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 8, 1970(1970-06-08) (aged 62) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
Education | City College of New York Cornell University University of Wisconsin |
Known for | Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
Spouse |
Bertha Goodman Maslow
(m. 1928) |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | Harry Harlow |